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    Introduction I selected the 1994 film, The Shawshank Redemption, which was directed by Frank Darabont and starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. The central message of this film is the power of hope. When Andy Dufresne (Tim Robbins), says to Red (Morgan Freeman) “get busy living or get busy dying,” he is saying that it is only when you willingly risk everything, that freedom becomes possible. The film, The Shawshank Redemption takes place in the 1940’s and is the story of a Maine banker, Andy

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    Ever since the 20th century, poverty exists in various of well developed countries, many individuals live under no shelter and suffer starvation. Although having a job can support their basics of living, working many hours also affect their health both mentally and physically. George Orwell, the author of the novel, Down and Out in Paris and London, describes how homelessness and poor working conditions can affect an individual by starving for a long period of time, having no shelter, and working

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    n my opinion, I believe that they are both intelligent, but in different ways. Carter James is really calm, learned everything on his own, and actually thinks on what he is going to say. On like Edward Cole, he’s educated, and doesn’t care on what he has to say.They both have great minds, but expressed differently. Edward is based of on money which leads to him not caring. I feel like they are both smart, but Carter is more smart because he learned a lot of things on his own and he just loved history

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    Shawshank Redemption is a film that was directed by Frank Darabont. Shawshank Redemption was a film about Andy Dufresne, who goes to prison for a double murder that he did not commit and serves two life sentences, Andy makes long-lasting friendships at Shawshank Prison and has many hobbies that he does. In Shawshank Redemption a major theme in this film is escape as it is displayed through the film numerous times and in different formats such as film techniques and characterization. Shawshank Redemption

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    The Shawshank redemption is about much more than just a young banker spending many years of his life in prison. It shows us the struggles inmates go through to adapt to an environment as harsh as prisons and how creating friendships with others helps the men get through the rough patches. The film demonstrates that prison is a world of its own, with its own rules and how many men struggle to fit back into society when they are released. Shawshank Redemption uses many good techniques to capture moments

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    What role does religion play in the film? Describe the use of different religious symbols, elements or terms. To me Shawshank Redemption, seemed to be like any other prison film. A story of a prisoner’s tough life, when surrounded by the massive walls of a brutal American prison, treated as scum. In some genius way, they manage to trick the management and escape through a tiny tunnel and out as free men. However, the Shawshank Redemption is no jail-brake film, to me it is rather more a parable

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    In the novella “Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption” by Stephen King, banker Andy Dufresne is wrongfully convicted of murder and sent to Shawshank Prison. Andy’s shrewd nature and sense of self-worth become valuable tools that allow him to thrive in prison under the harsh authority of the warden, Samuel Norton. King uses Norton to demonstrate that corruption is present throughout society and that the perception of good and evil can be altered depending on who presents a story. King uses the

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    Movie Title: HIGH STRUNG (American drama movie) Introduction The Title of the move is High Strung, an American drama film written and produced by Janeen and Michael Damian, while it is directed by Michael Damian. The production date for the movie was March 2014 to April 2015, in Bucharest, Romania and New York City, USA. It was released on February 6th, 2016 (SBIFF), April 8th,2016 (United Sates) which have a runtime of 96mins. The main cast and character of the movie includes the following; Cast

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    largest online e-commerce marketplaces. Amazon has set up an empire that has enabled it to continue with highly lucrative strategies and business opportunities that continually push it forward. “Amazon is at the beginning of an investment cycle,” one of Morgan Stanley’s financial analysts remarked and also stated “unclear how long this cycle is expected to last.” One of the biggest questions that frequents Amazon is how can Amazon make sure that the growth potential remains in line with the founding principles

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    In the film, “The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont, symbolism was used to highlight the main idea of holding onto hope. Darabont has effectively used different symbols throughout the film to convey the themes of hope and freedom in Shawshank. “Remember Red, hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things, and no good thing ever dies.” This quote said by Andy Dufresne in a letter to Red shows that Shawshank was portrayed as a place of hopelessness at the start. But it was through the

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